Laura Dukes

Blues singer and banjolele player, born June 10, 1907 in Memphis, Tennessee, died October 14, 1992 in the same city. In the mid-1930s worked as dancer/musician locally with Will Batts and others in the Memphis area. She is only to be heard on private recordings: with Will Batts' Novelty Band in 1954 (released on Flyright), and with Gus Cannon and Will Shade in 1961 (on Document and Wolf). Recordings made by Swedish radio in 1964 has never been aired or released.